Do your eyes hurt while you read?

[Kia]

My eyes got a lot better once I got reading glasses. I still have to take breaks after a few hours though. It's not worth straining your eyes!

[iluvmusicmana]

My eyes only hurt when there's either too much light or if I'm reading from my Kindle. If they start to hurt from the Kindle, I turn down the brightness or sometimes I'll take a break as well. If they hurt from the lighting surround me, I try and change positions so the light is at a different angle.

[CrescentMoon]

Not so much when I read paper books. Reading too much on an ereader on the other hand is a completely different story. I get a headache sometimes and my eyes burn.

[kimmyschemy06]

They certainly do. So, I stop and rest for a while..

[read-by-Theresa]

My eyes used to hurt a lot when I read and I had to look through my glasses just right to be able to see the words. Now that I have a Kindle I put the font up to the second largest and I can read forever. I don't even have to wear my glasses if I don't want to if I am using my Kindle as long as it isn't a PDF book. This is good news for me because I love to read.

[alliecat41893]

I have this same problem, I can read for only a few hours at a time before my eyes hurt. I believe that I forget to blink sometimes and my eyes dry out.

[Loverockers]

When my eyes start hurting, I take it as a sign that I must now sleep. Lol.

[tortoise keeper]

I am the same way. If I take a short break I can usually go right back to reading. I haven't ever been able to read with my bifocals though.

[Paliden]

My eyes usually don't hurt if I am reading a "real" book. Reading on a device or screen, yes. Then I just take a short break, close my eyes and pick it back up again. Lol!! Probably not the best thing!

[Annelore Trujillo]

It's not very often that my eyes start to hurt after reading. When it does happen, I usually take a break for a while. A lot of times it's just because I'm tired, and I'll just take a nap.

[lily_kh87]

Yes, they hurt me, but I usually don't stop reading until I realize I'm having a terrible headache.

[sadya]

It depends. Sometimes glasses help, especially after reading for a long time. But nothing helps when I have a headache with the hurting eyes, when they come together it's difficult to read, with or without glasses.

[easy_dc13]

Oh, definitely. Read long enough and you'll begin to feel uncomfortable. So take your eyes off the book, rest for a good period of time, then resume.

[Kdonegan91]

I tend to get a headache before my eyes hurt. I am prone to headaches and migraines though. I also find my arm or neck hurts depending on how I am holding the book.

[TrishaAnn92]

Every once in a while if I go long stretches without taking a break. More often than not my eyes will start hurting when I read due to already having a headache.